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Richard Mears 1785–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Apr 1852

Death Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Father: Richard Mears

Mother: Ruth None

Spouse(s): Polly Fosque

Children(s): James Mears, John Mears

In 1785, Richard Mears entered the world in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, born to Richard Mears And Ruth. In 1800, Richard Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA. In 1810, Richard Mears resided in St George, Accomack County, Virginia, USA. Richard Mears married Polly Fosque, and had children including James Henry Mears, John Elijah Mears, Thomas Smith Mears. Richard Mears passed away in 1852 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1785, Richard Mears entered the world in Accomack County, Virginia, USA, born to Richard Mears And Ruth.
  • In 1800, Richard Mears resided in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1810, Richard Mears resided in St George, Accomack County, Virginia, USA.
  • Richard Mears married Polly Fosque, and had children including James Henry Mears, John Elijah Mears, Thomas Smith Mears.
  • Richard Mears passed away in 1852 in Accomack County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Mears
1763–1824
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Ruth None
1765–
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Polly Fosque
1767–1824
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

James Mears
1820–1891
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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John Mears
1817–1858
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
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Richard Mears's Ancestors

Self
Richard Mears
1785–1852
Birth Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard Mears
1763–1824
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Ruth
1765–
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Mears
1730–1785
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Mary (Molly) Beach
1740–1814
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Mears
1703–1762
Sabrah Armitrader
1702–1784
Joseph Beach
1710–1772
Mary Ashby
1728–1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Meares
1675–1745
Margaret Garrison
1680–1745

Richard Mears's Descendants

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Richard Mears (1785–Apr 1852) m. Polly Fosque (1767–Jul 1824)
  1. 1. James (Henry) Mears 1820–1891 m. Patience (G) Fisher 1816–1884
    1. 1. James (Oswald) Mears 1847–1906 m. Mary (E B) Mears 1849–1908
      1. 1. John (Richard) Mears 1870–1921 m. Nancy (Nannie Clarisse) Guy 1870–1937
        1. 1. Harry (Milton) Mears 1892–1980 m. Bertha (Estelle) Jann 1893–1989
        2. 2. Arinthia (Helen) Mears 1895–1971 m. Edward (Mapp) Savage 1891–1929
        3. 3. Maude (Francis) Mears 1897–1996 m. Howard (Thorpe) Kirby 1897–1961
      2. 2. William (Henry) Mears 1872–1951 m. Mary (Mollie Lee) Chandler 1875–1950
        1. 1. Margaret (Rose) Mears 1899–1938 m. Harry (Ames) Drummond 1900–1938
        2. 2. Mary (Esther) Mears 1895–1895 m. Clarence (Wilton) Bradford 1887–1955
        3. 3. Infant Mears 1917–1917
        4. 4. Ruth (W) Mears 1897–1987 m. Charles (Finney) Rogers 1893–1986
        5. 5. Nannie (Gwendolyn) Mears 1910–2003 m. William (Edmund) Kirby-Smith 1911–1973
        6. 6. William (Howard) Mears 1905–1991 m. Kathleen Biren 1906–1996
    2. 2. William (Fisher) Mears 1852–1928 m. Margaret (Maggie Byrd) Mason 1887–1980 m. Maggie (Mary Custis Fosque) LeCato 1852–1905
      1. 1. William (Fisher) Mears 1908–1981 m. Ivy (Eulalia) Kellam 1909–1994
      2. 2. Lena (Macon) Mears 1883–1900
      3. 3. Lena (Custis) Mears 1912–1997 m. Garland (Bowdoin) Mapp 1893–1960
    3. 3. Howard (S) Mears 1855–1885 m. Mary (B) Stockley 1852–1910
      1. 1. Maggie (F) Mears 1879–
      2. 2. Philip Mears 1881–
    4. 4. John (Henry) Mears 1844–1915 m. Tabitha (S) Kellam 1846–1925
      1. 1. Martha (Mattie Fisher) Mears 1868–1947 m. Otho (Tunnell) Harmon 1865–1957
  2. 2. John (Elijah) Mears 1817–1858 m. Margaret (Thomas) Young 1832–1923 m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Stevens 1816–1847
    1. 1. Joseph (Thomas) Mears 1842–1919 m. Ellen (Jacob) Budd 1846–1913
      1. 1. John (W) Mears 1872–1872
      2. 2. Sallie (T) Mears 1875–1973 m. Jay (Hughes) Parks 1873–1932
      3. 3. John (William) Mears 1879–1943 m. Mabel Brown 1879–1951
    2. 2. James (Healy) Mears 1859–1914 m. Rose (Estelle) Mears 1861–1942
      1. 1. Ella (Odelle) Mears 1889–1878 m. Joseph (Curtis) Kelly 1864–1939
      2. 2. Alvah (Quinton) Mears 1886–1967
      3. 3. Edison (Wescott) Mears 1898–1985 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Conway 1901–1995
        1. 1. Barbara (Wescott) Mears 1925–2022 m. Peter (Robert) Flauter 1924–1981
      4. 4. James (Egbert) Mears 1884–1975 m. Carolina (Bertha) Horner 1893–1979
    3. 3. John (Wellington) Mears 1846–1912 m. Emma (Lea) Sieker 1845–1929 m. Susan (Ann) Pitts 1842–1872
      1. 1. Anna (Annie Lou) Mears 1880–1968
      2. 2. Edward (Lamar) Mears 1878–1933 m. Emma (Parmelia) Wilkinson 1877–1970
        1. 1. Edward (Lamar) Mears 1913–1993 m. Lucy (Kay Kate Nell) Darnell 1914–2002
        2. 2. Mabel (Emma) Mears 1903–1996 m. Joseph (Joe Max Van Der) Stucken 1901–1997
        3. 3. Concetta (Camilla) Mears 1910–1910
        4. 4. Nancy (Ethel) Mears 1905–2004 m. Robert (Roy) Spiller 1900–1979
        5. 5. Ola Mears 1892–
      3. 3. Joseph (Wellington) Mears 1882–1914 m. Sophie (Elisa) Luckenbach 1891–1975
        1. 1. Mamie (Wellington) Mears 1913–1979 m. John (Miller) Winslow 1910–2003
      4. 4. Sadie Mears 1870–
      5. 5. Herbert (Henderson) Mears 1888–1965 m. Lucy (M Eckardt) Senior 1890–1959
        1. 1. Herbert (Henderson) Mears 1912–1998
        2. 2. Joseph (Milton) Mears 1922–1945
    4. 4. Arintha Mears 1846–

Richard Mears's Timeline

7 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Richard Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1800
1800
Age 15
Richard Mears resided here in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 25
Richard Mears resided here in St George, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
St George, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1820
7 Aug 1820
Age 35
Richard Mears resided here in Drummond, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Drummond, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 65
Richard Mears resided here in St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA
St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1852
Apr 1852
Age 67
Death of Richard Mears in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
1852
26 Apr 1852
Age 67
Richard Mears - Probate in Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Accomack County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 932; Page: 135a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Document: Personal Property Tax Lists, 1800, Part A [Virginia State Library]; Call Number: FHL Film 2024439; Page Number: 14; Family Number: 40

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: St George, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: St George, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 66; Page: 39; Image: Vam252_66-0043; FHL Roll: 0181426

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Drummond, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Drummond, Accomack, Virginia; Page: 47; NARA Roll: M33_129; Image: 60

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: St Georges Parish, Accomack, Virginia; Roll: 932; Page: 135a

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1852
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Administrator and Executor Bonds, 1784-1962; Author: Virginia. Circuit Court (Accomack County)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1852
    Event Place: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Administrator and Executor Bonds, 1784-1962; Author: Virginia. Circuit Court (Accomack County)
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